[matmat]

I do!

and I *think* I might have found a way to do so. I would not be surprised if there was a more elegant way to do this, but I am not a php or sql expert, nor do I have admin access... so...

step 1:
change your BBF bookmark to the following link:

http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&section=markasread&marktype=forum&forumid=56&returntoforumid=0&i=1

this marks the forum with id = 56 as "read," which happens to be the laws section of BBF. Note, that if someone posts something new to the forum between when you visited the forums via this link and you clicked [view new content], that post will show up.

step 2:
go to your profile. click [edit settings]. this should be in the top right of your window
click the [Settings] tab on the left side
scroll to the bottom of the options available in this panel until you get to "search settings" and make sure the option box is set to:
[show me all content that i have not read]
save changes (if you made any).

note that this changes the nature of what [view new content] shows from everything that's been put up since the last time you logged onto the forums to everything that you've not already read that has been added to the forums since the last time you logged on.

step 3:
cross your fingers and hope it works.



I bet there's some way to turn off multiple forums, possibly via macros in your browser... who knows..

btw, the list of forum IDs is:

<option value="49">Bridge-Related Discussion</option>
<option value="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- General Bridge Discussion</option>
<option value="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- SAYC and 2/1 Discussion</option>
<option value="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Non-Natural System Discussion</option>
<option value="4">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Interesting Bridge Hands</option>
<option value="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Beginner and Intermediate Bridge Discussion</option>
<option value="6">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Advanced and Expert-Class Bridge</option>
<option value="7">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Offline Bridge</option>

<option value="30">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- BPO - Bridge Poll Online</option>
<option value="38">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Youth Bridge</option>
<option value="39">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- BBO Juniors</option>
<option value="58">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Bridge Material Review</option>
<option value="50">Bridge Base Online Discussion</option>
<option value="8">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- BBO Announcements and Special Events</option>
<option value="9">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- General BBO Discussion</option>
<option value="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Suggestions for the Software</option>
<option value="11">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- BBO Support Forum</option>

<option value="12">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Find a Partner/Teacher!</option>
<option value="21">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- BBO Tournaments Discussion</option>
<option value="25">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- BBO Tournament Directors Forum</option>
<option value="27">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Vugraph issues</option>
<option value="33">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Full Disclosure and Dealer</option>
<option value="48">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- GIB Robot Discussion</option>
<option value="51">Bridge Base Technical Support Forum</option>
<option value="13">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Support for Bridge Base Products</option>
<option value="52">International Forum</option>

<option value="16">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Il forum per bridgisti italiani-</option>
<option value="35">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Forum pro ceske a slovenske bridzisty</option>
<option value="36">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Hungarian Forum</option>
<option value="37">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Spanish Forum</option>
<option value="40">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Türk oyuncular için Forum</option>
<option value="42">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- German Forum</option>
<option value="54">Off-Topic</option>
<option value="26">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- The Water Cooler</option>
<option value="56">International Bridge Laws Forum (IBLF)</option>

<option value="43">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Laws and Rulings</option>
<option value="44">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Simple Rulings</option>
<option value="45">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Appeals and Appeals Committees</option>
<option value="46">&nbsp;&nbsp;|-- Changing Laws &amp; Regulations</option>